IPL 2022 | KKR vs LSG | Match 66 Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) would look to bounce back from their previous match defeat and register a win when they take on the lacklustre Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 66th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Wednesday at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. 

The IPL newbie Lucknow Super Giants, with 8 wins from 13 matches, already have one foot in the playoffs, and a win in this match will ensure their qualification. Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, have won 6 out of 13 matches and would need a win, rather a massive victory in this game, to keep their slim chances of featuring in the playoffs alive. 

Lucknow Super Giants are coming into this match on the back of a 24-run defeat against Rajasthan Royals as they failed to chase the target of 178. The Knight Riders, on the other hand riding on Andre Russell's all-around brilliance, registered an emphatic 54-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match and would look to keep the momentum going when they take on the KL Rahul-led side on Wednesday. 

Match Details

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants, Match 66

Venue: Dr DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

Date & Time: 18th May at 7:30 PM IST & Local Time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar 

Pitch Report: The surface at the Dr DY Patil Stadium has been offering something to both the departments. The ball is coming onto the bat nicely, and the bowlers are picking wickets regularly. Considering the dew factor, both the skippers will be looking to bowl first after winning the toss.

Pitch Stats [Last 5 Matches] 

Matches Played: 5

Matches Won Batting First: 3

Matches Won Bowling First: 2

Average 1st Inning Score: 167

Average 2nd Inning Score: 136

Head-To-Head 

Both the teams have already faced each other once in the tournament, where Lucknow Super Giants emerged victorious by 75 runs as they completely outplayed Shreyas Iyer & Co in all the three departments. 

Key Matchups  

KL Rahul vs Narine: 131/2 at 181 SR

KL Rahul vs Southee: 116/2 at 129 SR

De Kock vs Russell: 141/5 at 188 SR

Nitish vs Stoinis: 68/2 at 148 SR

Hooda vs Narine: 29/2 at 111 SR

Shreyas vs Holder: 37/1 at 154 SR

Shreyas vs Krunal: 38/1 at 90 SR 

Injury Update:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2022 due to a hamstring injury, and hence he won't feature in the game against LSG. Baba Indrajith might replace him in the playing eleven. 

Lucknow Super Giants: They are expected to play with the unchanged playing combination.

Key Performers 

KL Rahul, the second leading run-scorer in the season, has piled up 469 runs from 13 matches at an average of 42.64 and strike rate of 135.55. 

Avesh Khan has been the regular wicket-taker for the Super Giants. He has so far bagged 17 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 7.87.  

Andre Russell has been the top contributor with both bat and ball for the Knight Riders. He has smacked 330 runs at an average of 41.25 and scalped 17 wickets as well. 

Tim Southee has scalped 14 wickets in eight matches this season at 15.57 and an economy rate of 7.03.

Squads

Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Sheldon Jackson (WK), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Sam Billings, Aaron Finch, Mohammad Nabi, Chamika Karunaratne, Baba Indrajith, Anukul Roy, Shivam Mavi, Pratham Singh, Abhijeet Tomar, Aman Hakim Khan, Ashok Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Harshit Rana.

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock (WK), KL Rahul (C), Deepak Hooda, Karan Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Mohsin Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Kyle Mayers, Evin Lewis, Ankit Rajpoot, Krishnappa Gowtham, Andrew Tye, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav.

Probable Playing XI 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Baba Indrajith, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Sam Billings (WK), Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy.

Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Jason Holder, Dushmantha Chameera, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.

CREX XI Suggestion

Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul

Batters: Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana

All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya

Bowlers: Tim Southee, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan

Captain: KL Rahul

Vice-Captain: Andre Russell